Job Satisfaction vs. Organizational Commitment Paper

Job Satisfaction vs. Organizational Commitment

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Strayer University

BUS 322: Organizational Behavior

Professor Dr. Andrea Banto

April 20, 2022

Delete the instructions in red before submitting the assignment!

Due: Week 6, worth 90 points

Length: The assignment should be 2 to 3 pages, excluding title page and reference page

Important:

· Review the description of this assignment in the course guide or Blackboard and use the tips provided along with this template to help you in your writing.

· Review the grading rubric before writing. Know what you are graded for. Always look at the “exemplary” section.

· This assignment will build on the first assignment, with a deeper focus on motivation and performance management.

· Thinking again about your previous and current work experiences, consider what is more important to you: job satisfaction or organizational commitment. In this paper you will explain your choice, your rationale for that choice, and how it has impacted your work performance, as well as identify motivational theories and their impact on employees.

· You will need to reference at least three quality sources in your paper.

Notes:

· Leave the text in black as it is. You are required to have a heading for each of the sections in your paper.

· Use SWS format. Your will respond to each question using indented paragraphs. The preferred font is Times New Roman, size 12.

· The references must be on a separate page at the end of the paper.

· Check your paper for grammar, spelling, and plagiarism in Grammarly before submitting to Blackboard. You should have 100% original content.

What is more important to you: job satisfaction or organizational commitment, and why?

· Clearly specify your answer and describe your choice from your perspective.

· Explain why you made that choice (rationale).

How has that impacted your work performance?

· Discuss how your focus on job satisfaction or organizational commitment (based on your choice) impacted your work performance.

· Be specific as to how it impacted your performance. Include specific examples of the impact.

Identify a motivational theory used for performance management purposes and the impact on employee morale

· Specify the motivational theory used for performance management purposes in your organization.

· Clearly describe the impact of the motivational theory on overall employee morale at your organization.

Sources

· Be sure to cite all your sources (minimum of 3 required).

· Use SWS to format all the references.

· Wikipedia and other similar websites (blogs, opinions) do not quality as academic resources.

· You can use websites as long as the source is reliable (company websites, forbes.com, fda.com, census.com, etc.)

· For each reference you must have a corresponding in-text citation.

Below are examples of references (please delete and replace with yours).

1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Causes of Climate Change. https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-change-science/causes-climate- change_.html

2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2008. Graphic: The Relentless Rise of Carbon Dioxide. https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/24/graphic-the- relentless-rise-of-carbon-dioxide/

3. Ellie Zolfagharifard. 2014. Tree Roots Act as 'Earth's Thermostat': Mountain Forest

Growth Has Stabilized the Earth's Climate for Millions of Years. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552933/Tree-roots-act-Earths-

thermostat-Mountain-forest-growth-stabilised-Earths-climate-millions-years.html

4. Ronnie Cummins. 2013. How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming. https:// www.ecowatch.com/how-factory-farming-contributes-to-global-warming-

1881690535.html